Levy Ephraim Green

The following is taken from "No ordinary tradesmen: the Green family in 19th -century Whitechapel", a paper presented by Alex Jacob to the Jewish Historical Society of England on 19 May 1994:

"Levi Ephraim Green ... became a tailor and later described himself also as a piece-goods broker and dealer in trimmings. In July 1805, at the age of 21, he married Amelia ... daughter of Aaron Hyams, whose family is said to have been associated with the Great Synagogue for several generations, and they had four sons and four daughters. Levi played a prominent part in the grandiloquently-styled 'Institution for the Relief of the Distressed Sick of the Jewish Persuasion' (Meshanat Lecholim) which was founded in 1824. It was supported by voluntary subscriptions of 1d a week or 4s 4d a year and grants were made by the Visiting Committee after consideration of a doctor's certificate.8 For many years Levi was its Treasurer and one of the three Trustees, the others being Zadok Aaron Jessel (1793-1864), father of the future Master of the Rolls, and David Salomons (1797-1873) later to become the first Jewish Lord Mayor of London. In 1835 Levi was one of the signatories to a manifesto

calling for a Jewish hospital. Five years later Salomons persuaded his colleagues to agree to a scheme by which the London Hospital in Whitechapel Road set aside four of its wards for the exclusive use of Jewish patients, providing the necessary amenities including a separate kitchen. As Treasurer, Levi was present at the meeting in April 1842 which set up a trust fund with a capital of £1800, the interest on which was to be paid half-yearly to the hospital. In order to supervise arrangements there, a Visitation Committee was formed of which Levi became a member."

Noted events in his life were:

• Hebrew Name: Yehuda Leib Halevi.2, 4

• He immigrated about 1792 to To London From Amsterdam (Family Tradition Says On A Herring Boat).2, 5

• Address (Facts Page): 1806, Wentworth Street, Spitalfields, London E1, England. 2, 4

• Address (Facts Page): 1808, Middlesex Street, London Ec, England.2, 4

• He was employed between 1810 and 1838 in Tailor, Piece-Goods Broker And Dealer In Trimmings. 2, 6

• Address (Facts Page): Between 1814 and 1846, Elliston Street, Middlesex Street, London E1, England. 2, 4

• Address (Facts Page): Mar 1836, 5 Sandys Street, Widegate Street, Bishopsgate, London Ec, England. 2, 6, 7

• He was employed between 1840 and 1858 in Passover Cake Baker.2, 8

• Address (Facts Page): Between 1841 and 1858, 21 Middlesex Street, London E1, England. 2, 3

• He was employed between 1841 and 1851 in Wholesale Clothier. 2, 3, 7

• Address (Facts Page): Between 1850 and 1851, 13 Bevis Marks, London Ec3, England. 2, 7

• He signed a will before 18 Oct 1858 in Bequest Of Passover Cake Baker's Business, Tools And Implements To Ephraim Levy

Green, Leah Green And Another Daughter.2, 8

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1. Dallas/Ardith Hinton, Dallas/Ardith Hinton (Notified by St. Vincent's Langara Residencial Care Home).

2. michael.ftw, michael.ftw.

3. London Jews Database, London Jews Database.

4. Great Synagogue Birth Record, Great Synagogue Birth Record.

5. Alex M. Jacob, Alex M. Jacob.

6. JGSGB (Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain), JGSGB (Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain).

7. George Rigal - Jewish Insurance Policies, George Rigal - Jewish Insurance Policies.

8. Laurence Harris, Laurence Harris.

9. Great Synagogue Marriage Records, Great Synagogue Marriage Records.

10. 1881 Great Britain Census, 1881 Great Britain Census.

11. Jewish Chronicle (per Jeff Maynard), Jewish Chronicle (per Jeff Maynard).

12. Doreen Berger, "The Jewish Victorian" (Genealogical information from the Jewish newspapers 1871-1880) (1999), Doreen Berger, "The Jewish

Victorian" (Genealogical information from the Jewish newspapers 1871-1880) (1999), 189.

13. George Rigal, George Rigal.

14. George Rigal (transcription from the Hyamson Collection at The Society of Genealogists), George Rigal (transcription from the Hyamson Collection at

The Society of Genealogists).

15. Louise Goldschmidt, Louise Goldschmidt.

16. Alex M. Jacob, "Aaron Levy Green, 1821-1883" (Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England, Vol. XXV), Alex M. Jacob, "Aaron Levy

Green, 1821-1883" (Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England, Vol. XXV).

17. Graham Green, Graham Green.

18. Jewish Chronicle Death Notice, Jewish Chronicle Death Notice.

19. Jewish Chronicle Tombstone Consecration Notice, Jewish Chronicle Tombstone Consecration Notice.

20. 1851 Great Britain Census, 1851 Great Britain Census.

21. Hambro Synagogue Marriage Records, Hambro Synagogue Marriage Records.

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